Thanks to this professional master’s degree and its 100% online methodology, you will deepen in the design of therapeutic plans in the hospital context involving the most advanced pharmacological products”

Antibiotic resistance is one of the main concerns for healthcare professionals and in particular for those dedicated to Hospital Pharmacy. For this reason, experts dedicated to this area must have a thorough mastery of the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of these products, allowing them to make more precise recommendations on their use according to the patient's health conditions. In turn, the drugs in this family are continuously evolving to provide more specific therapeutic solutions that reduce their harmful impact on the intestinal flora, among other side effects. Also, specialized pharmacists must manage complementary methods that do not involve this type of products.

Based on all these needs, TECH has designed a professional master’s degree where students will have the opportunity to update their theoretical and practical knowledge on the most disruptive topics in Hospital Pharmacy. The syllabus delves into different products and updated drug administration techniques for cardiovascular, respiratory or neurological pathologies. On the other hand, the professionals will be able to deal with different intoxications and infectious diseases, as well as their different methods of therapeutic intervention in the context of specific care units or in emergencies. Thus, the syllabus offers all the guarantees for graduates to develop skills focused on efficient and safe pharmacological care in the most complex healthcare environments.

For this academic process, students will use the innovative Relearning methodology. This strategy, exclusive to TECH, facilitates the development of competencies based on the reiteration of complex concepts through different modules of the syllabus. In addition, access to these contents will not be subject to hermetic schedules or continuous evaluations. On the contrary, each participant will have the opportunity to access the materials whenever they prefers. Likewise, the 100% online platform of this program provides a variety of complementary multimedia resources, such as videos and infographics.

Acquire cutting-edge theoretical and practical knowledge through the disruptive and exclusive methodology implemented by TECH: Relearning”

This professional master’s degree in Hospital Pharmacy contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Pharmacy, Hospital Management, among others
• Graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This program will delve into the toxicokinetics and toxic effects of some drugs to prevent the occurrence of secondary discomfort or potential allergies in hospitalized patients”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

A university qualification that you can access from the mobile device of your choice, anytime, anywhere, or by downloading its materials to consult them offline"

With this very complete TECH syllabus you will specialize as a hospital pharmacist in the pharmacological options for the management of Acute Pain in people with polytrauma"

With this qualification, TECH Technological University students have an unparalleled opportunity to update their skills in the pharmacotherapeutic management of patients in the hospital setting. To this end, the program offers an intensive tour of the most advanced ways of managing clinical situations, using patient-specific information and recent advances in pharmaceuticals. Thus, graduates will be able to implement more comprehensive treatment and monitoring plans, as well as have the ability to identify contraindications and be able to immediately modify their execution.

Updating your professional performance in the area of Hospital Pharmacy is the main objective of this TECH” university program”

General Objectives

• Identify management of a wide variety of clinical situations, using available patient-specific information (e.g., age-related, risk factors, relevant acuity indices, prehospital providers)
• Develop therapeutic and monitoring plans based on medication-related problems, patient- and disease-specific information, and laboratory data
• Summarize strategies for the procurement, preparation, and administration of time-sensitive therapies
• Evaluate the applicability and limitations of published data and reports to patient care
• Modify the treatment plan based on monitoring the patient's response to initial therapy

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Pharmacology of the Cardiovascular System

• Delve into incidence, prehospital management, typical symptoms, rapid assessment and diagnosis, time-dependent pharmacology Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS): i
• Evaluate, diagnose, delve into the initial management, time-dependent therapies for Heart Failure (HF)
• Delve into arrhythmias, initial management of tachycardia, stable and unstable tachycardia, cardiorespiratory arrest

Module 2. Pharmacology of the Respiratory System

• Deepen in asthma its definition, prevalence, acute exacerbation, imaging and laboratory tests, emergency management and pharmacology
• Define COPD, its prevalence, acute exacerbation, imaging tests and pharmacology
• Delve into Pneumonia, its definition and incidence, types of Pneumonia, pharmacology
• Define anaphylaxis, its incidence, types, diagnosis and pharmacology
• Investigate Steven-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN): definitions, etiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, complications, supportive therapy
• Deepen in the definition, indication, pathophysiology, pharmacology of muscle inducing and paralyzing agents of the Rapid Induction and Intubation Sequence (RIIS)
• Delve into sedoanalgesia, agitation and delirium, pharmacology of sedative agents in post-intubation sedoanalgesia

Module 3. Pharmacology of Epilepsy, Migraine and Myasthenia Gravis

• Delve into seizures in the adult patient: definitions, clinical presentation, antiepileptic drugs
• Deepen in seizures in the pediatric patient: definition, diagnosis, pharmacological management
• Update knowledge about Status Epilepticus (SE) in the adult patient
• Define SE in the pediatric patient, causes, diagnosis and treatment
• Management of myasthenia gravis (MG): definition, initial management, indications for intubation, drugs to avoid
• Inquire into Headache and Migraine in the adult patient, as well as incidence, types of Headache, diagnosis, first and second line treatments, pharmacological alternatives
• Be aware of the pharmacology in pediatric patients with Headache and Migraine
• Delve into the definition and diagnosis, initial management, patient education around hypertensive emergency

Module 4. Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System

• Explore the initial evaluation, imaging tests, multidisciplinary team, time-dependent pharmacology, endovascular therapy, antithrombotic treatment of ischemic stroke
• Delve into the management of hypertension in acute ischemic stroke: treatment selection, goals, objectives
• Describe the incidence, clinical presentation, mechanism and risk factors, management of oropharyngeal angioedema due to Alteplase
• Delve into the incidence, definition and clinical presentation, risk factors, initial management of hemorrhagic stroke - intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
• Be updated on diagnosis, initial emergency management, pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures in cerebral edema
• Delving into opioid overdose
• Be up to date on the management of the agitated patient (clinical presentation, initial management, first and second line therapies)
• Update knowledge on acute pain management in the substance abuse patient: general principles, multimodal analgesia
• Deepen in alcohol withdrawal syndrome: incidence, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, severity of withdrawal, pharmacology and supportive therapies

Module 5. Pharmacology of the Gastrointestinal System

• Update knowledge on chronic liver disease, its definition and causes of cirrhosis, diagnosis and initial evaluation, pathophysiology, severity, pharmacology
• Deepen in upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGH)
• Be aware of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), its pathophysiology, incidence and management
• Deepen in the hydroelectrolytic alterations and hyperelectrolytemias, its physiopathology, clinical presentation and treatment
• Investigate the pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis, severity and pharmacological treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI)
• Delve into the pathophysiology, microbiology, diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infection (CIabc)
• Be updated on the classification, symptoms, precipitating factors, diagnosis, treatment of Pancreatitis

Module 6. Pharmacology of infectious diseases and intoxications

• Delve into the rational use of antibiotics, developing a complete analysis of their definitions and the most common infections to be treated with them
• Develop the pharmacological management of diseases such as skin and soft tissue infections
• Define the most complex pharmacological treatments for the treatment of Pneumonia, Meningitis, Sepsis, among other infectious diseases present in the hospital context

Module 7. Hospital Pharmacology Management

• Deepen the organization and efficient management of the Hospital Pharmacy Department, including the assignment of roles and responsibilities of the pharmaceutical staff
• Delve into hospital information systems, electronic medical records and automation in the preparation and dispensing of medications
• Inquire into the concepts of pharmacoeconomics and health technology assessment to analyze the efficiency and equity in the use of resources in the health care setting
• Implement and evaluate protocols for the use of medications in the hospital, ensuring their safe and efficient use and their integration with the hospital information system

Module 8. Pharmacology of the surgical and polytraumatized patient

• Master the pharmacological and general management of traumatic brain injury, triage procedures, scales and severity classification
• Delve into the reversal of antithrombotic drugs: coagulopathy, severity of bleeding, resuscitation, monitoring of coagulopathy, reversal agents, antifibrinolytics
• Delineate the pharmacological options for the management of Acute Pain, Spinal Shock, Neurogenic Shock and Hypovolemic Shock
• Assess the different sedative agents that promote moderate sedation, their levels and recommendations

Module 9. Pharmacology of the Genitourinary, Obstetric and Gynecologic System

• Identify the microorganisms related to Sexual Aggression, recommended tests, empirical treatment, emergency contraception, vaccination and HIV prophylaxis
• Manage the precise pharmacology for sexually transmitted diseases such as Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, as well as their incidence
• Investigate the management of Gestational Hypertension from its pathophysiology, risk assessment, clinical presentation and pharmacological treatment
• Differentiate the pathophysiology, classification, treatment of cystitis and pharmacotherapeutic follow-up after culture

Module 10. Pharmacology of Oncohematologic Emergencies

• Delve into the incidence, diagnosis, outpatient treatment and pharmacotherapeutic arsenal against venous thromboembolism in oncohematological patients
• Deepen in the pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, hydroelectrolytic alterations, prevention and treatment of the Tumor Lysis Syndrome
• Determine the pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, hydroelectrolytic alterations, prevention and treatment of tumor hypercalcemia
• Address pain management, multimodal pharmacotherapy and acute treatment of sickle cell disease

For the study of this program, you will not be obliged to complete tight schedules or continuous evaluations”